Cerise Vineyard

Anderson Valley

Cerise is a beautiful hillside vineyard situated between 800 - 1,100’ elevation on a very steep and rocky south-facing slope in the northeast range of mountains above the town of Boonville. While this is located at the warmer end of the Anderson Valley, its elevation and exposure place it directly in the fog layer, resulting in great diurnal swings. Coupled with poor top soils, this steep exposition allows for us to harvest fruit with a high skin-to-juice ratio from the struggling vines. The soils vary within the three cascading hills that make up Littorai’s parcels, allowing for complex and well-structured wines. Our parcel of Cerise Vineyard was planted expressly for Littorai in 1998. This site is farmed using organic materials and biodynamic methods, not certified.

Soils: Very shallow clay loam overlying shale and serpentine-derived rock with marine origin sandstone

Age: Planted in 1998

Clones: David Bruce (Martin Ray), Dijon 667, Dijon 777, and two proprietary clones

Ten Year Average Yield: 1.63 tons per acre